Minoan, Cycladic, and Mycenaean Pottery
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Material
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.C.2.b of Designated List in force since 2011.
Handmade and wheelmade pottery in shapes for tableware, serving, storing, and processing, with lustrous burnished, matte, appliqué, incised, and painted decorating; includes local styles such as Kamares ware, Pictoral Style, and extraordinary shapes such as "frying pans" and "kernoi."
Approximate dates: 4th millennium B.C. to 12th century B.C.
Example shown:
"Frying Pan" (object with unknown use) decorated with spirals motifs and a ship
Material: Clay; Period: Early Cycladic II (2500-2300 B.C.); Provenance: Chalandriani, the island of Syros, Cyclades; Place of Production: Cyclades; Dimensions: diameter - 20.5 cm. / length - 28.3 cm.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens